Immediate Family Support
Immediate family support by age
- Thirty-six percent (36%) of adult respondents who said that some or all of their immediate family knew that they were transgender said their family members were “supportive” of them being transgender, and 31% said they were “very supportive.” Eight percent (8%) said their immediate family was “unsupportive” of them being transgender, 4% had “very unsupportive” immediate families, and 22% reported that they were “neither supportive nor unsupportive.”
- Among 16- and 17-year-old respondents who said that some or all of their immediate family knew that they were transgender, 27% said their family members were “supportive” of them being transgender, and 17% said they were “very supportive.” Fifteen percent (15%) said their immediate family was “unsupportive” of them being transgender, 14% had “very unsupportive” immediate families, and 28% reported that they were “neither supportive nor unsupportive.”
Support from immediate family by age
My whole life has been affected by the fact that my family was very accepting of me. I'm not exactly sure why, but both of my parents always supported my gender and sexual expression even before it was popular to do so. They would intervene at school and in the neighborhood, so I never had the problems that most people had growing up. As I get older (I'm over 50), I realize how important this was.
Amanda
Extended Family Support
Extended family support by age
- Thirty-five percent (35%) of adult respondents who said that some or all of their extended family members (such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) knew that they were transgender said their family members were “supportive” of them being transgender, and 23% said they were “very supportive.” Seven percent (7%) said their extended family was “unsupportive” of them being transgender, 3% had “very unsupportive” extended families, and 32% reported that they were “neither supportive nor unsupportive.”
- Among 16- and 17-year-old respondents who said that some or all of their extended family members (such as grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins) knew that they were transgender, 35% said their family members were “supportive” of them being transgender, and 13% said they were “very supportive.” Seventeen percent (17%) said their extended family was “unsupportive” of them being transgender, 6% had “very unsupportive” extended families, and 29% reported that they were “neither supportive nor unsupportive.”
Support from extended family by age
Therapy alone has helped tremendously and I know now that I’m not alone. I’m happy to have support from friends even if my family isn’t supportive.
Anonymous
